This won't be a "Why won't Batman kill the Joker" thread because we all know he won't kill but what if Batman, or Barbara Gordon just straight up snaps Joker's spine? It won't kill him and he won't escape from Arkham.
How is that going to help? As long as he can communicate, Joker's fine
Hero syndrome
>>81174950
If people learned from what happened to Harley Quinn then they would muzzle Joker immediately.
>>81174880
The real reason: the joker sells comics.
No in universe reason is good enough
>>81174880
Also, in response to OP
Can anyone tell me what Jim Lee meant Batman to be doing in this pic?
He got shot in the face once.
Breaking his back is probably like a papercut to him.
>>81175668
It's a street fighting technique.
>>81174880
He'd just turn into Joker-Oracle and start a Clowns of Prey group. It wouldn't solve anything.
>>81175668
Flapping his cape like wings so he can fly to safety.
Duh.
>>81175668
No one knows
>>81175866
>He'd just turn into Joker-Oracle and start a Clowns of Prey group
Goddammit, he fucking would lol
>>81174880
Lobotomy or paralysis are the easy way out damnit!!
He did that in dark knight returns. Joker twisted his own neck even further to kill himself so that people would think batman killed him.